{"product_id":"9780470746578","title":"Steroid Dimers Chemistry and Applications in Drug Design and Delivery","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSteroid Dimers\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChemistry and Applications in Drug Design and Delivery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProfessor Satyajit D. Sarker | Lutfun Nahar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ Organic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteroid dimers are an important group of compounds produced by various marine organisms, and also synthesized in the laboratories. This group of compounds possesses various pharmacological and biological properties, and can also be used to create  “molecular umbrellas” for drug delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteroid Dimers: Chemistry and Applications in Drug Design and Delivery\u003c\/i\u003e provides an up-to-date overview on the chemistry and applications of steroid dimers of natural and synthetic origins. The book includes easy-to-follow synthetic protocols for various classes of important dimeric steroids, source details, valuable spectroscopic data and depiction of unique structural features of natural steroidal dimers, and the Structure-Activity-Relationships (SARs) of some pharmacologically active dimeric steroids. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eintroduction to steroid dimers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esynthesis and chemistry of noncyclic and cyclic steroid dimers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enaturally occurring steroid dimers – cephalostatins, ritterazines and crellastatins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebiological and pharmacological functions of steroid dimers and their application in drug design and discovery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esteroid dimers as “molecular umbrellas” for drug delivery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteroid Dimers: Chemistry and Applications in Drug Design and Delivery\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to this important class of natural and synthetic compounds for researchers and students of natural products chemistry and biochemistry, synthetic organic and  medicinal chemistry, and drug design, discovery and delivery.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Satyajit D Sarker BPharm (Hons) MPharm PhD FHEA, Professor of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Sarker is the author of Natural Products Isolation (Humana Press), and, with Dr Nahar, of Chemistry for Pharmacy Students (Wiley). His research interests include the isolation, characterisation, bioactivity and mode of action of bioactive natural products, the metabolomics of medicinal plants, and quality control of herbal medicines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Lutfun Nahar BSc (Hons) PhD MRSC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDepartment of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 June 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470746578\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e440\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310610018444,"sku":"9780470746578","price":168.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470746578.jpg?v=1780166475","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470746578","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}